2016 USA Olympic Track and Field Trials

Men's Sprints

A Look At What Might Have Happened At The Trials: What If Duane Solomon Hadn't Let Up in Round #1, What If Kim Conley's Shoe Hadn't Come Off, What If Brenda Martinez Hadn't Been Tripped Up in the 800?

What if a bunch of crazy stuff didn't happen at the Trials...
July 15, 2016

The Rest of the Meet: Felix Loses A Chance To Make History, Dalilah Muhammad Makes History, Sydney McLaughlin Arrives, and Kerron Clement Returns

Allyson Felix's quest for history is over before it really even began. Felix wasn't the only one to have a bad day as Johnn Dutch also failed to make it Rio. The news wasn't all bad as in the women's 400 hurdles HSer Sydney McLalughlin made Team USA and Dalilah Muhammad set a new US championship record.
July 11, 2016

Friday Sprint Recap: High Schoolers Michael Norman & Noah Lyles Steal the Show Again; LaShawn Merritt 19.74 WL; Brianna Rollins (12.34) Runs Out of Her Lane & Wins 100H as Keni Harrison Is Just 6th

Both Lyles (20.26) and Norman (20.21, ahead of Justin Gatlin) won their semifinals, just as they won their first-round heats on Thursday. Rollins won a loaded 100 hurdles despite running part of her race in Queen Harrison's lane; Kristi Castlin and World Indoor champ Nia Ali join her on Team USA.
July 9, 2016

High School Sprinters Noah Lyles, Michael Norman Lead 200m Qualifying at Olympic Trials

Lyles and Norman won their heats easily and moved up to #2 and #3 on the US high school all-time all-conditions list with 20.03 and 20.04 and 20.06. McLaughlin ran 55.46 for the second fastest time of the day.
July 8, 2016

Fire on the Track: Justin Gatlin (9.80), LaShawn Merritt (43.97) and Allyson Felix (49.68) All Crush World Leaders

The women's 100 was also historic as it saw three women break 10.80 for the first time in history. Trayvon Bromell tied his PB in taking second in the 100 (9.84) as Marvin Bracy (9.98) edged out Mike Rodgers (10.00) for the third spot.
July 4, 2016
Eugene, OR
July 1, 2016 to July 10, 2016

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Outside Letsrun

College football star Devon Allen going to Rio, Aries Merritt not

Merritt thought he finished 2nd, less than a year from a kidney transplant, but the photo showed him to be 4th.
July 9, 2016

Justin Gatlin wins men's 200 at Olympic trials as veteran sprinters hold off high school challengers

July 9, 2016

Aries Merritt runs 6th fastest time in 1st round of men's 110h (13.64)

July 9, 2016

Good Read: NY Times' Jere Longman: "Aries Merritt Isn't Letting Disease Stand In Hiis Way"

July 8, 2016

Tim Layden on Sunday's action starring Gatlin and Felix

Felix: “It was different from any meet I’ve ever had,”
July 4, 2016

John Teeters - white American - runs 10.00 for 100m

July 2, 2016

Ato Boldon's 3 Must-See Races At Olympic Trials

They are all sprints and he thinks a WR could go down in one of them.
June 29, 2016
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